dead to the world

dead to the world
dead to the world (informal)
1. Very soundly asleep
2. Unconscious
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Main Entry:dead
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dead to the world (informal)
1. Deeply asleep
2. In a drunken stupor
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Main Entry:world

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dead to the world phrase
sleeping in a way that makes it very difficult to wake you

Dad was still upstairs, dead to the world.

Thesaurus: asleep and unconscioussynonym
Main entry: dead

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informal fast asleep

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dead to the world
informal : sleeping very deeply

You can't wake him up. He's dead to the world.

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Main Entry:dead
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dead to the world — see dead, 1
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ˌdead to the ˈworld idiom
fast asleep
Main entry:deadidiom

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